Moto GP Assen
On the grid, Rossi starts the race in pole position, a win today would make this his 100th MotoGP win. The young Spaniards Pedrosa and Lorenzo heading off the first row, and Jorge will be looking to pay Valentino back for the MotoGP race at Catalunya 2 weeks ago.
Joint championship leader Casey Stoner starts this race in 4th on the grid. British Rider James Toseland starts the race near the centre of the grid in 19th hoping to finish the race near to the front.
Dani Pedrosa begins with a cracking start, however first place is short lived as both Stoner and Rossi steal 1st and 2nd from him. Lorenzo is making his way back up the field and lands himself just behind Dani.
First lap finish's with Rossi leading the race. JT is now finding himself higher up the grid in 8th position just behind Nicky Hayden. Lorenzo takes 3rd and has his eyes set on the Casey Stoner and The Doctor.
Pedrosa's front wheel washes away in a low side and finds himself in the sand box. Rossi manages to pull away from Jorge however with 19 laps to go, unlike Catalunya there won't be any last minute wheel to wheel racing for 1st place as Rossi opens a 4+ second lead and keeps it.
Toseland finally overtakes Nicky Hayden and is now in 7th place. He has a long way to go before he can get into the top 5. Another Honda comes off as Dovizioso finds himself in the playing in the gravel as well as Pedrosa a few laps before. This moves Toseland in to 6th and has his eyes set on Vermeulen; however he is under pressure by Mika Kallio on the Pramac Ducati.
Mika Kallio sneaks past JT however he does not seem capable to pull away and the battle for 6th is not over yet. Toseland manages to get past Kallio again and will be hoping to pull away as quickly as he can. Mika Kallio falls at the last bend and is unable to finish the race. Leaving British rider James Toseland to finish in a well deserved 6th position.
Rossi takes his 100th win in his career. And Lorenzo finish's in 2nd and Stoner completes this one in 3rd.
Joint championship leader Casey Stoner starts this race in 4th on the grid. British Rider James Toseland starts the race near the centre of the grid in 19th hoping to finish the race near to the front.
Dani Pedrosa begins with a cracking start, however first place is short lived as both Stoner and Rossi steal 1st and 2nd from him. Lorenzo is making his way back up the field and lands himself just behind Dani.
First lap finish's with Rossi leading the race. JT is now finding himself higher up the grid in 8th position just behind Nicky Hayden. Lorenzo takes 3rd and has his eyes set on the Casey Stoner and The Doctor.
Pedrosa's front wheel washes away in a low side and finds himself in the sand box. Rossi manages to pull away from Jorge however with 19 laps to go, unlike Catalunya there won't be any last minute wheel to wheel racing for 1st place as Rossi opens a 4+ second lead and keeps it.
Toseland finally overtakes Nicky Hayden and is now in 7th place. He has a long way to go before he can get into the top 5. Another Honda comes off as Dovizioso finds himself in the playing in the gravel as well as Pedrosa a few laps before. This moves Toseland in to 6th and has his eyes set on Vermeulen; however he is under pressure by Mika Kallio on the Pramac Ducati.
Mika Kallio sneaks past JT however he does not seem capable to pull away and the battle for 6th is not over yet. Toseland manages to get past Kallio again and will be hoping to pull away as quickly as he can. Mika Kallio falls at the last bend and is unable to finish the race. Leaving British rider James Toseland to finish in a well deserved 6th position.
Rossi takes his 100th win in his career. And Lorenzo finish's in 2nd and Stoner completes this one in 3rd.
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